Thomas Tuchel set to be revealed as the new England manager: Rumors swirling

Thomas Tuchel, the former Chelsea head coach, is rumored to be on the verge of becoming the next manager of the England national team. Reports suggest that he has already put pen to paper on a new contract. If confirmed, Tuchel will follow in the footsteps of Sven-Goran Eriksson from Sweden and Fabio Capello from Italy as the third foreign manager to lead the England men's team. Tuchel's impressive resume includes leading Chelsea to Champions League glory in 2021, as well as achieving success with other top clubs such as PSG, Bayern Munich, and Borussia Dortmund.

As per Sky Germany, it is believed that Tuchel is set to sign an 18-month contract as England manager, from Jan 1, 2025 until the end of the 2026 World Cup. The 51-year-old agreed a deal with Football Association (FA) after several talks, and an announcement is expected on Wednesday (Oct 16). Given Tuchel's trophy-winning pedigree, the FA is looking to seek his help to end England's 58-year wait to win a major tournament.

Hence, FA is not keen to sign an Englishman to succeed Gareth Southgate, under whom England reached the knockouts of major events consistently but failed to get past the finish line.

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Tuchel served as Chelsea boss in Jan 2021 and enjoyed a good stint before being sacked in Sep 2022. He had a great stint with the English club, leading the Blues to Champions League glory soon after taking charge and also won the UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup with the London club.

Soon after his sacking, the German was appointed Bayern boss and led them to an 11th consecutive Bundesliga title. However, Tuchel also oversaw the demise of Bayern's unreal dominance of German football in a first-ever trophyless run last season for 12 years.

Tuchel will now serve as Southgate's permanent successor despite Lee Carsley being put in temporary charge of England in August, following Southgate's resignation shortly after Euro 2024 final loss.

Tuchel will inherit a richly talented generation of players, including Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Cole Palmer, that will be top contenders for the 2026 World Cup.

"Obviously, I know Thomas well from last year," Kane told Sky Germany. "Fantastic coach, fantastic person, so I am sure the guys at the FA will contact me when they know more about it."

Southgate led the Three Lions to back-to-back Euros finals, plus a World Cup semi-final and quarter-final in his four major tournaments in charge. England, though, are still yet to win a major men's tournament since the 1966 World Cup.

(With inputs from AFP)